Monday, October 30, 2006

Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter (Mima Polymorpha; Acinetobacter Iwoffi)                13

General: Gram-negative pleomorphic bacillus Mima; generally occurs in patient with lowered resistance.

Ocular: Conjunctivitis and chemosis; corneal ulcer; blepharitis; iris prolapse; endophthalmitis.

Clinical: Meningitis; pneumonitis; endocarditis; urethritis; vaginitis; arthritis; dermatitis; intracranial abscess; subdural empyema.

Miller NR, ed. Walsh and Hoyt's clinical neuro-ophthalmology, vol. 5, part 1. 4th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1995:2993.

Pavan-Langston D. Cornea and external disease. Bacterial corneal ulcers. In: Pavan-Langston D, ed. Manual of ocular diagnosis and therapy, 4th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1995:76-79.

Schechter RJ. Treatment of Mima polymorpha conjunctivitis. Arch Ophthalmol 1976; 94:338-339.

Wand M, et al. Corneal perforation and iris prolapse due to Mima polymorpha. Arch Ophthalmol 1974; 93:239-241.

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